you can feel the holiday already upon us. folks out there in central park ice skating and only ten minutes past 7:00 on the east coast. you have to get out and get it early. looks like such a nice shot. happy holidays, everybody. glad you're with us. >>> this year's election left the republican party at a crossroad searching for a new image. a new way ahead, a new plan to bring in new voters. it's our focus this morning. not only did the republicans lose the presidential race, they lost seats in both the house and the senate, but several party leaders say they've got a plan. change. change who they target. change what they talk about and change the attitude. it's a grand plan, but will it work? earlier i asked cnn contributor erick erickson who is the manager of the popular conservative blog redstate.com. you wrote, it's not time to throw out social conservatives. it's time to accept that without them, the gop would be even a smaller party and less able to reach out to the hispanic demographic and all the smart people need to